Feed-delivering attachment for silos.



S. M. SCOTT, FEED DELIVBMNC: Afm'mHrviENT PoR sILoS.

y APPLICATION FILED OCT. H, i912, ji @H :ELWW Patented July 22, i913.

2 SHEETS SHL'E'FI S. M. SCOTT. FEED DELIVERING ATTAGHMENT POR sILos.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT.14, 1912.

1,068,176. Patented July 22,1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES /NVE/TR ATTORNEYS .with angularly movable outer portions e3 as clearly indicated by reference to Figs. 3 and 7 and which angularly movable portions may be locked in the desired adjustment by the thumb screw connection as shown. In this manner the delivery arms/1c2 may be adjusted so as to effectively deliver the loose ensilage through the door opening as desired j The delivery frame F for use in connect-ion with silos containing grain, and as particularly shown in ig. 4.-, consists wholly in the curved radial outstanding delivery arms f, the cutting and raking arms being done away with in this form of the invention, in viewof the fact that the grain is not packed in the manner of fodder and other green foods. It-will be noted, however, that lthese arms f are provided with outer portions f which are adjustable in a manner identical with the adjustment of the outer portions e3 of the arms e?, and being adapted to be secured in various degrees of angular adjustment. This structure enables the arms f to effectively deliver grain through the door opening of the silo when the shaft B is rotated.

It will be noted that through its splined connection with the shaft B, the delivery frame of the particular style required is not only rotated but is permitted to move downwardly upon theshaft as such movement is required in order to rest directly on the cnsilage at all times. It will be further noted that with either form of gearing as shown, and in fact with various other forms of gearing, my invention will obviate personal entrance into the silo for the purpose of delivering iced therefrom and will therefore do away with the loss of considerable time and the danger incident to ascending and descending the ladder usually employed for that purpose.

I claim;

1. The combination of a silo provided with the usual door opening, of a feed delivering frame rotatable therein above and adaptedto bear upon, the ensilage therein, and embodying outstanding feed delivering arms certain of which have jointed outer portions which are movable to selected angles, and means for rotating and supporting the frame and permitting of its vertical movement for the purpose described.

2. The combination of a silo provided withl the usual door opening, of a feed deliverin frame rotatable therein above, and adapte to bear upon, the ensilage therein, said frame embodying a plurality of radial, outstanding arms, certain of which are provided with ensila e cutters, certain others of which are provi ed with teeth adapted to loosen the cut ensilage, and certain others of which are provided withv jointed outer portions which are movable to selected angles and adapted to deliver the cut and loosened ensilage through the door opening, and means for rotating and supporting the frame and permitting of its vertical movement for the purpose described.

3. The combination of a substantially cylindrical container for holding 'ensilage and having a vertical side opening through its wall, a feed delivering frame rotatable in the container above and adapted to bear upon, the ensilage therein, and embodying outstanding arms formed and adapted to force the ensilage outwardly through the side opening of the container wall, and means for rotating and supporting the frame, and permitting of its vertical movement for the purpose described.

STEPHEN M. SCOTT.

Witnesses:

J. CLEVELAND,

LOUISE BERGBREDE. 

